Republic dispensary plans donation for FosterAdopt Connect.

A new COO is named, and two other senior management roles are expanded.

Newsmakers in the areas of accounting, architecture, banking & finance, health care, law, military, nonprofit and tourism.

Personal responsibility and caring for employees are common themes among nine thought leaders.

An official says the figure would beat the past two years.

CoxHealth's Jann Holland: "By prioritizing consumer engagement, health systems hope to elevate patient satisfaction, compliance and outcomes while improving process efficiency through digital technology."

The company's fifth location is slated to open in February.

The Nov. 8 passage of Amendment 3, for which supporters asked Missouri voters to approve recreational weed, is likely to open the floodgates for both increased sales and workforces within the burgeoning marijuana industry, officials say.

Newsmakers in the areas of architecture, banking & finance, health care, insurance, municipal and nonprofit.

Lyndall Fraker is set to become director of public outreach for Division of Cannabis Regulation.

Around 200 people attend the event at White River Conference Center.

Reporter Mike Cullinan brings you workforce, new business and medical marijuana coverage and analysis.

Clarest Health adds the Springfield business as a division.

Springfield Business Journal continues its tradition of honoring health care professionals in the area during November’s Health Care Champions awards event.

Bayada Home Health Care completes the work it started with the Springfield company nine months ago.

Amendment 3 levies a 6% retail sales tax on recreational weed.

Kyle David joins Faith Community Health from work in health care operations and software.

Hankins Surgical Supply is well into 100 years of business passed through four generations.

Newsmakers in the areas of education, health care, insurance, law, marketing and nonprofit.

Amanda Belle’s Farm is slated to gain a vegetable packing station and propagation house.